It’s been a while since I last posted… give or take a few days. 2 nights ago, my little boy got into an accident at home while I was away taking my wife to work.

Apparently, he was taking a bath and he stooped down to soap his feet. What he didn’t realize was that he was too close to the wall and the soap dish’s water drain (a little pointed spout) was just above him. This wasn’t the type of soap holder that’s usually seen with 2 suction caps sticking to the wall. This one was ceramic and installed “into” the wall.

After soaping up his legs and feet, he stood up… so quick that he didn’t realize how close he was to the pointed object. BUMP!!! Right on the top of his noggin!

And as with all head cuts, these usually tend to be very bloody. So, with all the water from his hair that came from the shower together with the gush of blood from his injury, it flowed all over his face… and down his body.

According to my dad (who was at my place and saw the incident), my little girl was freaking out and crying… scared and filled with concern that her big brother’s condition might get worse. So, they immediately applied first aid, they cut the hair around the affected area and placed medication for the wound. They called me up as well as my wife via cellphone… I was on my way home then and my misis just arrived at work.

I rushed home and checked if everything was ok… the situation was handled competently and my little boy was already getting ready for bed. A few minutes after I arrived, I got a text message from my wife informing me that she was told (ordered, actually) to head back home due to what had just happened.

Next day we took our kid to the hospital to have his wound cleaned properly and for a routine checkup just so we know that “we’re in the clear” with regards to complications that may arise due to the sensitive area wherein my boy had been hit.

He underwent a “skull series” to make sure there were no fractures (Thank, God!).

I just hope it doesn’t happen again… although we know that accidents ARE indeed accidents. They occur unexpectedly. But to the best of our abilities, we can somehow minimize the probabilities by taking all necessary precautions and preparations.

aww chuck, sorry to hear that.. I’m happy that your kid didn’t get really hurt. i hope he won’t have a bald patch! Head injuries are devastating to the hair. It’s good that your dad was there!

My kid cousin who got circumcised had a more serious problem. His thing wouldn’t stop bleeding.. He didn’t tell anyone and instead he locked himself in the bathroom and stayed there for three hours. When my aunt checked on him (to see if the wound was okay.) he was very pale and the toilet bowl and the bathroom floor was full of blood. Parang may kinatay na baboy. My aunt screamed her head off.

Of course we rushed him to the e.r. and scolded him for being so stupid not to tell us.

Chuck, i feel your pain, man. My daughter (who’s 3) recently had a bloody accident, too. She was running around the sala and her foot got caught on the rug… BAM! face down she went — on the concrete floor, her teeth digging into her lower lip!

@ Martin
Hey Marts! Long time no hear! Whatcha been busy with these days? Man… that circumcision wound sounds pretty scary! Maayos na ba? Have you spoken to the actual doctor who performed the circumcision on him? Hope all is well. But yeah, he should have told you guys long before it got worse. Oh well, chalk it up to experience I guess.

@ Kengkay
Well, good for you… one stay s cool when the other is freaking out. LOL… “cool ekek”! 😛

@ Black Wolf
Yep… it’s over alright. What a relief! Though his head was wet with blood for most of the evening when he was asleep on the night of the accident.

@ Darlene
Yeah… nakakapraning nga talaga. The doctor said that no matter how light an injury it may be as long as it involves the head, the person should be taken to the hospital immediately to rule out anything serious. Because complications that arise from head bumps don’t usually come out instantly… it sometimes takes 24-48 hours for symptoms to manifest.

@ LeslieAliyah
True. Things just happen. Even when you think you have everything figured out. We just have to accept that fact.

Ei Chuck. I’m no parent, but being the oldest of five kids and numerous cousins, as well as often being put into the task of watching over them, I can feel the anxieties and worries a parent goes when their kids get into accidents. And I still get into such accidents myself… at this age, ahaha. Glad to hear your son’s doing ok. 🙂

Let’s just say I was an active little boy, that gets into trouble even with supervision. I got stitched 3x on the head as a kid, on 3 different occasions.

On the last one which is the situation similar to your son. My uncle (the doctor) feared I might get memory lost as a side effect since I had 2 other anesthesia applications on the head that where very near in time line. So he told me to suck it up, unless I really couldn’t bear the pain. He stitched me without the aid of any anesthetic that time. I took it like a boy/man. Now imagine that pain ;P Probably why it never happened again 😛

yiii! i got into a similar accident a few years ago (bumped my head sa corner ng bukas na bintana), and i looked like i’m a character straight out of one of those Kris Aquino murder movies, blood all over my face, shoulders, really trickling down. i thought i was gonna die!